Bursting the Beanie Baby bubble

‘Once upon a time I thought my beanie baby collection would pay for college. I was wrong. So so wrong,’ reads a comment on Imgur, posted in response to a photograph of a Beanie Baby book from 1997, showing how much these toys were supposed to be worth 10 years later. The book predicted returns of $400 for a $5 investment (that’s £277 and £3.47 at today’s rates).